(Stats Perfrom) - The Ivy League canceling its men's and women's basketball tournaments in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation drew the most attention Tuesday, but spring football practices also were eliminated this year.

The eight-school league declared its regular-season basketball champions, the Princeton women and Yale men, as its automatic qualifiers for the NCAA tournaments. It also implemented highly restrictive, in-venue spectator limitations for other upcoming campus athletics events and canceled out-of-season practices and competitions, such as spring football.

"Following a number of league-wide discussions throughout the last several weeks, we have decided to exercise caution in the interest of student-athletes, fans and the general community," Ivy League executive director Robin Harris said.

The league said all policies are subject to change based on the ongoing review of circumstances.

(Stats Perfrom) - The Ivy League canceling its men's and women's basketball tournaments in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation drew the most attention Tuesday, but spring football practices also were eliminated this year.

The eight-school league declared its regular-season basketball champions, the Princeton women and Yale men, as its automatic qualifiers for the NCAA tournaments. It also implemented highly restrictive, in-venue spectator limitations for other upcoming campus athletics events and canceled out-of-season practices and competitions, such as spring football.

"Following a number of league-wide discussions throughout the last several weeks, we have decided to exercise caution in the interest of student-athletes, fans and the general community," Ivy League executive director Robin Harris said.

The league said all policies are subject to change based on the ongoing review of circumstances.

wait for it now that spring corrupt practices are canceled they'll just declare Yale the winner of the football season next year and not play it all

I just listened to a Joe Rogan podcast with a disease guy. One takeaway, he said we are treating this as a virus blizzard. We should treat it as a virus winter. Infected people spread it just by breathing. Not that dumb.

Now sorry for caring about Cat/griz too much. I've been properly chastised by the coach of the other team.

I just listened to a Joe Rogan podcast with a disease guy. One takeaway, he said we are treating this as a virus blizzard. We should treat it as a virus winter. Infected people spread it just by breathing. Not that dumb.

99's response here shows exactly the type of attitude that will spread this virus around way more than it needs to be. All fun & games & conspiracy theories until it starts infecting and killing people you know and care about.

As for the Ivy League's decision, there have been way more cases in that region than in others and much of the transmission has, not surprisingly, come from one infected person attending a large gathering and unknowingly infecting others (the Biotech conference in Boston). While it seems drastic to cancel the entire tournament rather than a more moderate decision like playing it without fans in the arena, the way we get through this is to be overly cautious as opposed to by ignoring the risks and hoping it will somehow go away on its own.

I just listened to a Joe Rogan podcast with a disease guy. One takeaway, he said we are treating this as a virus blizzard. We should treat it as a virus winter. Infected people spread it just by breathing. Not that dumb.

99's response here shows exactly the type of attitude that will spread this virus around way more than it needs to be. All fun & games & conspiracy theories until it starts infecting and killing people you know and care about.

As for the Ivy League's decision, there have been way more cases in that region than in others and much of the transmission has, not surprisingly, come from one infected person attending a large gathering and unknowingly infecting others (the Biotech conference in Boston). While it seems drastic to cancel the entire tournament rather than a more moderate decision like playing it without fans in the arena, the way we get through this is to be overly cautious as opposed to by ignoring the risks and hoping it will somehow go away on its own.

Well they better cancel classes, weight room, lunch and all trips to mommy's house or it's just a waste of time.

I just listened to a Joe Rogan podcast with a disease guy. One takeaway, he said we are treating this as a virus blizzard. We should treat it as a virus winter. Infected people spread it just by breathing. Not that dumb.

99's response here shows exactly the type of attitude that will spread this virus around way more than it needs to be. All fun & games & conspiracy theories until it starts infecting and killing people you know and care about.

As for the Ivy League's decision, there have been way more cases in that region than in others and much of the transmission has, not surprisingly, come from one infected person attending a large gathering and unknowingly infecting others (the Biotech conference in Boston). While it seems drastic to cancel the entire tournament rather than a more moderate decision like playing it without fans in the arena, the way we get through this is to be overly cautious as opposed to by ignoring the risks and hoping it will somehow go away on its own.

Well they better cancel classes, weight room, lunch and all trips to mommy's house or it's just a waste of time.

I see what you're saying here and have honestly kind of felt the same way. I tend to fall in the middle of this whole thing. I'm not concerned. I'm annoyed at the panic buying that is going on. I'm frustrated with how this thing is impacting lives and the way we go about our lives.

That said, I understand the precautions being taken nationally. But I too have been curious why there seems to be so much confusion as to how to handle it. College basketball tournies are being cancelled, but 99% of colleges around the nation are still running. Major sports organizations are considering closing games to the public. Yet public transportation is still business usual. Flights are still flying. I could buy a ticket to almost anywhere in the world right after I type this....

Seems to me, if we are really to take this thing so seriously. If it is really a threat to change mankind as we know it, you wouldn't things would be so gray. Shut down businesses. All schools should be closed. Public transportation should cease. Air travel should be emergency only. All sports should be halted until we're in the clear. The state championships starting all over the state tomorrow should be cancelled.

I'm just not sure how this is so serious, but not really serious, but sometimes serious?

Article this morning that kind of touches on my thoughts above. Ivy league cancels basketball tournies due to coronavirus fears. Meanwhile their wrestling teams are just flying to Minneapolis to compete.

Article this morning that kind of touches on my thoughts above. Ivy league cancels basketball tournies due to coronavirus fears. Meanwhile their wrestling teams are just flying to Minneapolis to compete.

It just doesn't make sense to me.

NCAA Wrestling Championships also to be held without fans.

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